GoAir A20N at Singapore on Dec 9th 2019, fumes on board
Last Update: December 10, 2019 / 23:02:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 9, 2019                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Fumes on board                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            GoAir                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            G8-28                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Singapore, Singapore                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Bangalore, India                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            VT-WJJ                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A320-200N                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A20N                            
                        
                    
                    
                
A passenger reported there was a strong smell of oil on board, another passenger reported heavy smoke in the cabin. The passengers complained they were stranded in Singapore for about two days.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 41 hours, then departed for flight G8-28D (delayed) and reached Bangalore with a delay of about 42 hours.
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 9, 2019                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Fumes on board                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            GoAir                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            G8-28                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Singapore, Singapore                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Bangalore, India                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            VT-WJJ                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A320-200N                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A20N                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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